The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-23
Tile oUEEN,s JURlLEE.
Celebrating the Hair Century Res
of Britain's Queen.

Celebrating the Half Century Reign
OF Britain's Queen.
LONDON, June 21.-The first day of
the fifty first year of the reign of Queen
Victoria over Great Britain opened
with perfect summer weather in Lon
don. Thousands of people who yester-
day selected locations along the route
of tO-day's procession i'll order to retain
them occupied them all night. At 5
o'clock this morning every point of
vantage along the streets composing
the royal procession route was secured.
The scene at Westminster Abbey was
most brilliant. Every seat was filed
and every person present was distin-
guished person, whose Identities we're
enumerated. 1t seems as every local
ity the world over had sent out one or
more representative persOnages to do
honor to England's Queen on Britain IS
great holiday. There never probably
in modern times assembled under one
roof an audience so well and brilliantly
arranged. Every man present, entitled
to wear a uniform and decoration, had
both on new or brushed up. When
this audience was all seated
the scene presented was incom-
parable When the sun shone
brightly through the noble stain
ed windows of the Abbey its rays fell
upon an inaccuStomed sight and the
picture was indescribable. This audi
ence banked up as it was in the church
was anything but sombre. For a while
when all were seated there was quiet
but this was only temporary and lasted
only long enough to enable people tC
locate one another. Then there was
life of recognition and gossip and il
graduated rapidly into a noisy hum.
GLADSTONE CHEERED.
When the Marquis of Salisbury, the
Queens Prime Minister, entered and
proceeded to the place set apart fol-
him, he was cheered. When Gladstone
| was observed quietly edging his way
| to his seat he was also cheered. Such
was the eagerness of those who had Sc
| cured places in the audience at West
minister to be on hand that scores OF
lords and ladies repaired to the edifice
| at unnecessarily early hours without
having partaken of any breakfast. II
was strange sight to see TASKS and
sandwiches exchanged in such crowd
and eagerly used by numberiess aristo
1 Gratis unable longer to Withstand hun
ger and thirst. This business, wheI
| added to the hum, at times, seemed
| irreyerent, even on jubilee day al
Westminster.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The line of route was kept by nearly
10, 900 troops, representing ali branches
of service, and in addition, 600 boy
from the naval training ships were
drawn UP at the base Of the Nelson
| monument. The first of the royal pro
eession was composed of Indian princes
PunctualIy at Ills o'clock this morn
ing the Queen in open carriage emerget
from the palace gates. At the sight o
her thousands of voices were lifted u
in cheers, the applause being accompa
MED by the music of the many militar
bands stationed before the palace
| The Queen did not wear her stat
robes, but was dressed in black. He
carriage was drawn by eight ponie!
The Prince of Wales. Duke OF EdiI
burgh and Duke of Connaught, hi
J sons. the Crown Prince Imperial {
} Germany, Marquis of Lorne. Prime
Christian. of Schleswig- Hoistein, an
j Prince Albert, of BattenbeTg. her son
) | in-Iaw, and Princes Albert, George ar
Victor. of Wales, Prince Alfred of e
/. | inburgll. and Prince William OF Pru
2 STA. her graudsons, all rode in fun TN
: form beside the Queens coach as
: body guard. The Queens carriage W
!. a large one of chocolate color, q
q wheels were red, and the roy
a arms In gid eEnblazoaed upon 6
: panels. Red morocco was used fog hs